911 briefs -- Published July 20, 2013

STOCKTON - A 59-year-old woman was in critical condition and not expected to survive Friday after suffering major injuries in a hit-and-run incident Thursday night, police said.

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STOCKTON - A 59-year-old woman was in critical condition and not expected to survive Friday after suffering major injuries in a hit-and-run incident Thursday night, police said.

The unidentified woman was struck about 6:15 p.m. Thursday near Hazelton Avenue and Pilgrim Street, authorities said. Witnesses told officers the victim was stuck underneath the car that struck her, but the driver got out of the vehicle and pulled the victim from under the car before driving away from the scene.

The victim was taken to a hospital to undergo surgery. Doctors offered a grim prognosis, giving the woman a "low expectation of survival," authorities said.

At 10:33 p.m., officers responded to a call of a reckless driver near North California and East Miner streets. The vehicle matched the description of the vehicle involved in the earlier hit-and-run, police said.

Officers located the driver sitting behind the wheel of the vehicle. Felicia Atad, 39, was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run resulting in death or injury, driving under the influence and driving without a license, police said.

RIPON - Authorities in San Joaquin County fear a teenager may have drowned Thursday in the Stanislaus River near Ripon, officials said.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office's Boating Safety Unit continued its search Friday for Savon Dean, a 19-year-old Elk Grove man who was last seen struggling in the river near Caswell Memorial State Park, authorities said. Dean was not wearing a life jacket, officials said.

Deputies said Dean went rafting with a friend about 2 p.m. Thursday. The friend returned to their campground without Dean about 7 p.m., telling family members Dean needed help.

Sheriff's deputies, the Ripon Fire Department and a California Highway Patrol helicopter searched the area for hours but found no sign of Dean. Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office, said the search for Dean and the investigation into his disappearance were ongoing.

STOCKTON - A woman was arrested after assaulting a security guard at St. Joseph's Medical Center about 7:45 a.m. Friday, authorities said.

Sandy Martinez, 54, was kicked out of the emergency room after she became combative with hospital staff, police said. Martinez returned a short time later and assaulted a security guard who tried to stop her from entering the hospital, officials said.

Officers arrived and placed Martinez in the back of a police car, but she continued to be combative and tried to kick the windows out of the police car, authorities said. Martinez was placed in a restraint and taken to another hospital. She was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, battery and resisting arrest, authorities said.

STOCKTON - A firefighter was hospitalized Friday after experiencing chest pains when the Stockton Fire Department responded to a report of smoke at University of the Pacific's iconic Burns Tower, officials said.

Ten firefighters climbed eight flights of stairs to reach the ninth floor of the tower shortly after 10 a.m., Chief's Operator Art Ray said. The firefighter who was taken to the hospital was listed in fair condition and was being kept overnight for observation, Ray said.

The smoke came from a fire in an elevator motor, Ray said. The fire burned itself out, and there was no other damage to the tower, Ray said.

RIPON - Police are searching for a woman who burglarized two cars near Stouffer Park in Ripon and used a stolen credit card at a business minutes after the burglaries occurred, authorities said.

Investigators obtained surveillance images of the woman using the stolen credit card at an ATM, police said. Police later determined that the woman used other stolen credit cards at other locations between Ripon and Stockton, authorities said.

The burglar was described as a woman with a dark complexion, a high ponytail, a pink, low-cut sleeveless shirt, denim shorts and oval-shaped sunglasses, police said.